Young women and graduates networking in Edinburgh

Welcome to

Girl Grads

We're Scotland’s first in-person support network for female graduates and young professionals offering wellness, social and educational events.

Our Purpose

Girl Grads strives to be a community which fosters female connections and friendships based upon trust, respect and collaboration, where everyone feels included and no one is left out.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive hub for female graduates and young professionals. From running to wellness and social events, we’ve got you covered.

How to join

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Our Core Values

Girl Grads is a community where female graduates and young professionals find friendship, encouragement and new interests. Together, we empower each other to reach our goals, celebrate our successes and navigate life in our 20s.

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A supportive community of like-minded girls

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Collaboration

We believe in the power of collaboration. Whether it’s through joint events, shared experiences or socials, we create opportunities for women to connect, learn and grow together. Our collaborative spirit fosters a sense of belonging and helps to build a stronger and more vibrant community.

A spotlight on Scotland

We know that entering your 20s often comes with the assumption that London is the place to go for careers, social life and wellness. At Girl Grads, we're changing that narrative by aiming to highlight all the amazing opportunities in Scotland, where young professionals can be fulfilled in all areas of life.

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Our
Run
Club

When?

We meet for 5k runs every Wednesday at 7pm

and for 5k and 3k runs every Saturday at 9:30am.

Where?

You'll find us at the Bruntsfield Links Playground 5 minutes before

the run starts.

Girl grads Christmas dinner in Edinburgh, New Town

Girl grads run with Asics Running Moves Your Mind in Edinburgh

Girl grads young women at the Christmas social

Girl grads run club at Machina in Marchmont, Edinburgh

Girl grads beach yoga at Portobello, Edinburgh

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Girl grads run club group at Bruntsfield, Edinburgh

Girl grads and Dash drinks collaboration

Girl grads and New Balance collaboration

Girl grads anniversary dinner in New Town, Edinburgh

We’re lucky to have worked with brands who support our mission and want to get involved with what we do.

Drop us a message to discuss a potential partnership and hear about how we can connect your brand with our highly engaged community

Connect with us

Follow our Instagram to keep up to date with all things Girl Grads.

@girlgrads_

All the Saturday run club smiles 🫶🏻🏃‍♀️🩷

Sunset runs have arrived 🥹🥹 what a gorgeous evening for Wednesday run club 🏃‍♀️☀️

A jam packed, but very wholesome Saturday in Edinburgh 🩷🩷🩷

First up Saturday run club & @machinamarchmont ☕️ 🏃‍♀️

Followed by another lovely event with @meettallie 🎀

Thank you to @twelvetriangles and @canowater for the post- workout refreshments 🥐💧(gifted)

HOW is it already April 🤯 SO SO here for the lighter mornings & evenings and aaaall the GG events we have planned for you this month 💐

Nice to see a new furry face at run club this week 😉🦮#edinburghrunclub

🍋 Join us on Wednesday the 9th April at the George Street Lululemon store for a high energy Box Sweat session with lululemon ambassador & GB karate athlete, Amy Connell 🩷🩷

Details 👇🏻

👋 6:15pm - Arrive
🥊 6:30pm - Box Sweat with Amy
🥤 7:15pm - Connection and refreshments
🫶🏻 7:45pm - finish & head home with a Lululemon goodie bag with @tyninghamecandles inside 🕯️

We can’t wait !!!

🎟️ Tickets are free and go live via the Girl Grads Events chat Thursday 27th March 7pm

Recap of Saturday’s Lagree event with @meettallie 🩷 Thank you so much to @nushfoods & @drinkfhirst for gifting the post- class goodies 😋 Don’t miss out on tickets for our 3rd event of our 3 part series with Tallie which go live 8pm tonight!

Aaaand, after high demand… we are back for another Girl Grads X Tallie Lagree class 🩷🩷🩷

Saturday the 5th April
2:30pm- 4pm

Join us for a Lagree session followed by goodies from @twelvetriangles & @canowater while mingling with likeminded gals 🫶🏻

🎟️ Tickets are £20 and go live 8pm 25th March via the Girl Grads events chat 💬

🩷 Girl Grads X Hotpod Yoga 🧘‍♀️

A very wholesome Sunday afternoon spent running, relaxing in the pod & enjoying some very yum- post event goodies 🎀

Thank you so much to @bioandmeuk & @eatboundless for gifting the post- yoga snacks 🩷

What better way to celebrate IWD 🩷

This morning we hosted our Saturday run club (as we do every week), but this one was special, as it was a celebration for International Women’s Day 🏃‍♀️

While our community has grown significantly over the past year, the heart of what we do remains the same- creating a space where we can celebrate, support and connect with each other 🥰

Grateful for this community & to those who lift us up each and every day 🩷

Girls!! We’re back… Girl Grads X Tallie 2.0

Join us on Saturday the 22nd March for a Lagree session followed by goodies from @nushfoods and refreshments from @drinkfhirst while mingling with like-minded girls 🥐🥤💃

🎟️ Tickets £20 and go on sale Sunday 9th March 5pm

Join us this Saturday for IWD 🩷🩷 We’ll be celebrating IWD in classic GGR fashion with Saturday Run Club (you can join our 5k or walk/jog group). It really is the best start to the weekend ⭐️ Meet lots of lovely likeminded gals and finish with a coffee & chat @machinamarchmont (with 10% off!)

📍Meet next to Bruntsfield Links Playground 9:30am

Saturday’s with the girls 🩷 Thanks so much to @kirstyelliecollectives for coming to run club and capturing such a lovely morning 🏃‍♀️ ☕️

Take the First Step: Become an Investor (part 2) 📈 We asked some of the girls what their key takeaway from the event was, watch to hear what they had to say 🩷

We asked our attendees to tell us why they came along to our Take the First Step: Become an Investor event on Thursday with Financially Fearless 📈💃

Here’s what some of the girls had to say 🩷

Girl Grads X Financially Fearless

What an event 💃📈

For many of us, when the topic of money and investing comes up, we shy away. It can be difficult to understand and it feels like an area dominated by men.

But oh my! After last Thursday’s event with @financiallyfearless_hl, we could not have felt more differently. If we had to describe the event in 3 words it would be engaging, insightful and inspiring.

Susannah and Laura took us through the following topics:

1. Taking the first step
2. Why we invest
3. Girls just wanna have funds
4. Sharing is caring
5. Where we can invest

It was truly empowering and we are very grateful to Financially Fearless for speaking to us about a challenging topic in such an accessible way 🩷 💪

Thank you so much to @hawksmooredinburgh for hosting us in their gorgeous space and for their fantastic hospitality 🥂

📸 @ariannefinlay

The best energy ⚡️🚴‍♀️🤩

Spin and Social- Galentines edition 🩷

Thank you to Esmé for leading the girls and for bringing the best vibes & playlist as always (we are still in awe with how you can, spin, talk & count ALL in time to the music??)

Thank you to @canowater for providing the post spin hydration 💦 (gifted)

Happy Sunday xx

Saturday run club feeling like spring 🌸🏃‍♀️🌺

The loveliest start to Saturday with fab turnouts for both our 5k and walk/jog group 🏃‍♀️

📍Join us next week: Wednesday 7pm (5k group) and Saturday 9:30am (5k & walk/jog group) 🩷

🩷 Girl Grads X Hotpod Yoga 🧘‍♀️

Join us on Sunday the 9th March for a 5k social run followed by a relaxing Hotpod Yoga Flow 🔥🎀

Details:
🕰️ 12pm: Meet @hotpodyogaedinburghhaymarket
🏃‍♀️12:15pm: Head for a social run (this is optional and feel free to just join for the class afterwards)
🧘‍♀️1pm: Hotpod Yoga Flow
🥤2pm: Social with refreshments & snacks @bioandmeuk @eatboundless
🎟️£16 and go live via girlgrads.com at 5pm Sunday 23rd February

Girl Grads is a community in Edinburgh with a focus on connecting women through running, wellness & social events. You can keep up to date with all of our upcoming events through our WhatsApp chats via the link in bio 🩷

Saturday run club smiles all round, even in the rain ☔️ 💕🏃‍♀️

Yesterday we hosted the Girl Grads X Tallie Sweat, Snack and Social Event 🩷 Thank you so much to Sarah, founder of Tallie for leading us through a fantastic (but tough!!) Lagree class ✨ It was such a lovely afternoon in the gorgeous Tallie studio and we loved being able to meet & connect with new girls in Edinburgh 🎀

Thank you also to @twelvetriangles and @drinkfhirst for gifting the post workout goodies- they went down an absolute treat 🥐🥤

What a lovely start to Saturday (sadly the sun did not stay out 😢) but a very wholesome morning nonetheless 🩷 On Saturdays we have our 5k and walk/jog group- you can join the WhatsApp group chats via the link in bio for run club updates 🏃‍♀️

A busy Saturday for the GGR girls- a lovely morning run club for some and the winter warmer run event for others 🏃‍♀️🩷 Well done girls 🥰

Spin & Social is back!! But this time… Galentines edition 🩷🌸💐🎀

Expect the best LOVE SONGS VS HEARTBREAK ANTHEMS spin class by @esmeviolet_anderson followed by some post-spin goodies:

Sweet treats from @mimisbakehouse and refreshments from @canowater 🧁💧

Details:
⏰ 2-3:30pm 22nd February
📍 Tribe Cycle Stockbridge
🎟️ £15 tickets go live Tuesday 4th Feb 6:30pm

We are incredibly excited to announce our next event that has been in the works since last year!

A slightly different type of event for the Girl Grads Community, but one that is still very much focused on the topic of wellness- financial wellness in this sense.

After countless conversations, we began to realise that a common thread amongst many of our community members is that since starting within the various professions, the inequality surrounding financial literacy became very apparent. And after looking at the stats, it’s no surprise when only a quarter of women invest.

When it comes to money and long-term financial resilience, women and men aren’t starting out from the same place. There’s very little equity, and this is probably most evident in the glaring gender pension gap – on average women in the UK today end up with a pension pot £136,000 less than men. This stems from the knock-on effect of being paid less and caring for the generation above and below us.

That’s why Financially Fearless (part of Hargreaves Lansdown) is an initiative aimed at women. The aim is to create a space where people can learn how women can build their financial resilience and invest with confidence.

SO the details:
⭐️Thursday 20th February @hawksmooredinburgh
⏰6:30pm-8:30pm
🥂Drinks, Canapés & a Financially Fearless goodie bag
🎟️£10 tickets go live via the Girl Grads website Wednesday 7pm

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